Electric Picnic on RTÉ Player

With Ireland’s biggest music festival, Electric Picnic set to be staged this weekend with acts including Portishead, Beck, Blondie, Lily Allen, Pet Shop Boys, Bonnie Tyler and many more, music fans in Ireland can also look forward to watching the best moments from Electric Picnic 2014 on RTÉ Player.

On Saturday night (30th August, from 8pm), RTÉ Two’s broadcast from Electric Picnic will also be live streamed in Ireland on RTÉ Player, available to view on desktop or through the RTÉ Player app. Fronted by Eoghan McDermott and RTÉ 2fm’s Jenny Greene, music fans can look forward to performances from the main stage, interviews and more, while Al Porter and Blathnaid Treacy will be reporting from the ‘Picnic’ arena, bringing the latest news and festival happenings.

Across the weekend (29 – 31 August) RTÉ Player will also show performances from Other Voices Electric Ireland stage. From a 200 year old church in Dingle, to Stradbally Hall and now available to audiences in Ireland on RTÉ Player, the Other Voices stage will be bringing music fans ­unique performances from Irish and International artists.

RTÉ Player can be viewed at www.rte.ie/player and through the RTÉ Players apps available on Android, iOS, Samsung Connected TV, Online, UPC, and Xbox 360.